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R. RUSSELL. Nap Forming Apparatus.

No. 227,585. Patented May 11, 1880.

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ATTORNEYS.

N.FETERS, PHOTO-LITHOGRAPHEHI WASHINGTON, D, C,

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES R. RUSSELL, ()F NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

NAP-FORMING APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 227,585, dated May 11,1880.

Application filed January 9, 1880.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES R. RUSSELL, of Newark, in the county of Essexand State of New Jersey, have invented a new and Improved Nap-Formin gApparatus, of which the following is a specification.

Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of the improvement. part of theformer. Fig. 3 is a face view of the upper part of the former.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts. i

The object of this invention is to furnish an apparatus for forming napsfor hats to take the place of the ordinary bowing process.

The invention consists in constructing the apparatus of a convexedperforated plate mounted upon a supporting-band and provided withring-flanges, and the jigger formed of a face-plate, a strengthening andweight plate, and a swiveled handle, to receive the furfromaforming-machine and pack or harden it for handling, as will behereinafter fully described.

A represents a circular sheet metal plate, which is made slightly archedto give it the necessary strength, and which is perforated for thepassage of the air that draws the for to the said plate A as it issuesfrom the furforming machine.

The plate A at its edge is secured to the upper edge of a hoop or band,B, which forms a supporting-frame for the plate A, and the lower edge ofwhich is designed to stand upon the revolving table of the Burrforming-machine or other hat-forming machine.

Around the upper edge of the band B is I formed an outwardly-projectingflange, O, to

.plate A.

E is a plate which is concaved to correspond' with the convexity of theplate A, and which may be perforated or plain, as may be desired. Iprefer to use a perforated plate, E, as it does the work faster. Theplate E should Fig. 2 is a face view of the lower be about a quarter ofan inch less in diameter than the plate A, to allow the plate E to havethe necessary movement upon the plate A.

To the edge of the plate E is attached the edge of a sheet-metal plate,F, to give the necessary weight and strength to the plate E.

To the center of the metal plate F is swiveled a handle, G, by means ofwhich the jigger is operated, and the swiveling of which handle preventsthe plates E F from being turned by the movements of the operators hand.

In using the apparatus, when the necessary amount of fur has been suckedupon the plate A by the current of air drawn through the said plate A,the former A B O D is removed from the revolving table of the machineand is placed upon a bench or table. The jigger E F G is then placedupon the fur upon the plate A, and is vibrated or slid back and forthwithin the flange D, to pack or harden the fur, so that it can beconveniently handled for the subsequent operations, about whichoperations there is nothing new.

It may be observed that the circular nap formed by this apparatus, whenremoved from the plate A, is divided into two semicircular parts andforms the naps for two hats.

I do not claim herein vthe process of producing naps for hats by blowingthe fur upon a perforated cone of a hat-forming machine, or upon ahorizontal cylinder made of wire-cloth but, Having thus described myinvention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. Thedescribed mode of forming nap-bats for napping hats, consisting inblowing the fur or fibers upon a perforated former and hardening thesame thereon, substantially as specified.

2. The described method of forming hatnaps, which consists in suckingthe fur or fiber upon a perforated former and hardening the same thereonby means of a jigger, substantially as set forth.

3. A hat-nap former having a perforated fur-collecting top and acircumferential flange to confine the fur thereon, substantially asspecified.

4-. I11 a nap-forming apparatus, aperforated I 6. A jigger for hardeninghat -naps, com plate, a circumferential or surrounding flange, and meansfor handling such apparatus, substantially as specified.

5. In anap-forming apparatns,a jigger0on1- posed of a handle and apacking-plate, for hardening the naps, substantially as specified.

posed ot a handle, a perforated face, and an imperforate back,substantially as specified. JAMES R. RUSSELL.

Witnesses JAMES T. GRAHAM, L. SEDGWICK.

